Eagar Surname
Approximately 1,883 people bear this surname
Eagar Surname Definition:
Eagar and Egar are the spellings usual in Kerry, Eager in Co. Down and north Louth: these are the two areas in which these names are mainly found. In the latter Agar has been recorded as a synonym, but for the most part this is a surname of different origin: according to Reaney it is an abbreviated form of Elgar, whereas Eagar is a form of Edgar.
Read More About This SurnameEagar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 895 | 1:404,982 | 35,340 |
| South Africa | 505 | 1:107,283 | 12,937 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 141 | 1:31,417 | 3,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
Eagar (22) may also be a first name.
Eagar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Eagar and Egar are the spellings usual in Kerry, Eager in Co. Down and north Louth: these are the two areas in which these names are mainly found. In the latter Agar has been recorded as a synonym, but for the most part this is a surname of different origin: according to Reaney it is an abbreviated form of Elgar, whereas Eagar is a form of Edgar. A family of Agar was very prominent in Co. Kilkenny in the eighteenth century, having come from Yorkshire to Gowran following a matrimonial alliance with the Blanchfields in 16: two of this family, both sons of Henry Agar M.P. were created peers, Charles, Earl of Normanton, also becoming Archbishop of Dublin in 1801. These people, however, had no connexion with the Eagars now under consideration.
The Eagars of Co. Kerry have been prominent among the gentry of that county since 1660 when Alexander Eagar left Queen's County, where his father (Major Robert Eagar an officer in Charles I's army) had acquired an estate. Two centuries later they are listed among the extensive landowners of Co.
Kerry, by which time they had intermarried with many of the principal families of that county. In the 1660's, however, the name was by no means confined to Munster: we find it for example among the householders in Co. Armagh at that time. Nor indeed was it, or is it, confined to the Protestant “ascendancy” in Kerry for it is quite numerous among the Catholic population there.
Though unconnected with the families referred to above it is of interest to note that as early as 1356 the name occurs in the Ormond Deeds as that of an attorney at Ardmayle. In the Elizabethan Fiants we find an O'Eger in Leix. This is perhaps a form of the name which appears about the same time (1589) in the Ormond Deeds for Co. Kilkenny in the person of Anstace ny Egher, but this cannot be equated with Eager: I take it to be O'Hegher, an early anglicized form of Ó h-Aichir (mod. O'Hehir).
This is the spelling used by families in Kerry where they have been prominent since the mid-seventeenth century; Eager is found in north Louth and Down. Another English name, Agar, has been recorded as a synonym, but this family, which settled in Co.
Kilkenny, is of different origin. Bibl; SIF 62
Eagar Demographics
Average Eagar Salary in
United States
$43,052 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eagar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eagar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eagar is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eagar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 217,697th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,870,178 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Eagar reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Eagar is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.
The surname Eagar is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 895 people, or 1 in 404,982. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 28 percent are found, Utah, where 19 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Eagar occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Eagar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Eagar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eagar surname rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Eagar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Eagar last name is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States Eagar are 29.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Eagar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.24% more than the national average, earning R 380,796 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,064 CAD per year.
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